NEET2015BotanyMorphology of Flowering PlantsActual
The hilum is a scar on the:
Options
- ASeed, where funicle was attached
- BFruit, where it was attached to pedicel
- CFruit, where style was present
- DSeed, where micropyle was present
Correct answer
A. Seed, where funicle was attached
Step-by-step solution
Hilum is a scar on the surface of a seed marking its point of attachment to the seed stalk (funicle). Seed is developed from ovule and bears many structures that were present on the ovule. Ovule is considered to be an integumented megasporangium. The ovule consists of the stalk and the body. The stalk is called funicle. One end of the funicle is attached to placenta and the other end to the body of the ovule. The point of attachment of funicle with the body is called hilum. Sometimes funicle gets fused with the bod